Clasp



Oct. 6, 1931. c, c,,'KU| 1,826,181

CLASP Filed March 11. 1951 WITNESS: INVENTOR Eaiherme llKul Patented on. a, 1931' CATHERINE C. KULP, 01*PHILADELIPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CLASP &

Application filed March 11, 1931. Serial No. 521,691.

This invention relates to clasps, and has for an object to provide an improved type of clasp especially adapted to hold the extended or loose end of a belt.

a A further object of the invention is to provide a clasp of the type having an improved type of torsional spring for effecting the clamping action.

The invention comprises hinged leaves properly proportioned to engage upon the opposite sides of a belt, and the extended end associated therewith, and with a pintle for the hinge so connected as to provide torsional resistance to the separating of the leaves.

The invention is directed to other objects and possesses other features of novelty and advantage, some of which, together with the foregoing, will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the drawings:

'Figure l is a view in front elevation of the improved clasp in operative position,

Figure 2 is anenlarged detail view of the clamp in elevation,

Figure 3 is a view of the clasp in edge elevation, as indicated by arrow3, at Figure 2 Figure 4 is a sectional view of the clasp as indicated by the line H at Figure 3, and

Figure 5 is a sectional view of the clasp as indicated by the line 55 at Figure 2.

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

5 The improved clasp, which forms the subject matter of this application, comprises a leaf 10, properly contoured to some artistic configuration to appear as the front of the clasp when in operative position, as shown at Figure 1.

The leaf is bent to form a section 11 spaced from and parallel with the leaf 10. As shown in the drawing-s, this is provided by a right angularly disposed section 12, but

' it is to be under-stood that the angles as herein illustrated are unimportant, and that other angles maybe substituted, or curves instead of angles may be substituted.

A second leaf 13 is hinged to the section 11 by means of a pintle 14 which extends through joined by end sections,

a roll .15 on the leaf l3 and through ears 16 on the section 11. This pintle l4 isthen bent as at 17 and 18 with sections 19 and 20 extending transversely across the leaves 13 and the section 11, respectively.

- The section 19 is engaged by ears 21 and 22 formed integral with the leaf 13, and the isectioliil 20 embraced the roll 23 on the see- When the leaf 13 is moved to dotted posi- 00" tion is shown at 13 in Figure 3, the pintle 14 is placed under torsional stress which returns the parts to normal position when released. The leaves may, therefore, be separated by moving the leaf 13, as indicated, and in that position, the device slipped over the contacting edges of the belt and belt end as shown at Figure 1. vVhen released, tl e leaf 13 will engage the inner side of the belt while the leaf 10 will engage the front and ed end of the belt in position.

Of course, the clasp, herein illustrated, may be modified in various ways without departing fromthe invention herein set forth and hereinafter, claimed.

The invention is hereby claimed as follows:

1. -A clasp embodying an integral spring having three substantially parallel sections embracing the intermediate section and a central loop embracing one remote section and a second leaf having end loops embracing the other remote section, and a central loop embracing the intermediate section.

2. A clasp embodying an integral spring having three substantially parallel sections joined by end sections, a leaf having end loops embracing the intermediate section and a central loop embracing one remote section and a 1 second leaf having end loops embracing the other remote sections, and acentral loop embracing the intermediate section and interlying the end loops of the other leaf.

3. A clasp embodying an integral spring having three substantially parallel sections joined by end sections, a leaf having end loops embracing the intermediate section and a central loop embracing one remote section and a second leaf having end loops embracing hold the extend- 70 a leaf having end loops 80- for and a central 100p diate section and interf the other leaf, said clamping interac- In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification CATHERI NE C; KULP. 

